Sweet specialty of the city of Lleida that was created in 1956 to pay tribute to an illustrious son of the city, the composer Enric Granados.
They are dry pasta sweets with a rounded and irregular shape. They have a crunchy texture and a marked almond taste. They are made with flour, eggs, sugar, milk and butter for the breezy pasta from the base, and with egg whites, sugar and almonds for topping. They are suitable to eat for dessert or accompanying coffee, but also between meals, for any time of the day.
They are sold in small boxes, in pastry shops in the city of Lleida and also in other towns in Lleida.
Garnet products are a product with a high energy value, since their water content is very low. Their main component is carbohydrates, which makes them suitable for recovering the energy spent after exercise. Another important component of garnet products are the unsaturated fats provided by almonds, which are very beneficial for our body.